May 9, 2025 85th Fighter Group reaches Initial Operational Capability The U.S. Air Force’s 85th Fighter Group celebrated its Initial Operational Capability during a ceremony May 9, 2025. The event also marked the graduation of the first Polish Air Force pilots trained on the F-35A Lightning II platform under the Foreign Military Sales program.
March 10, 2025 DAF senior leaders highlight warrior ethos, lethality during NCLS U.S. military general officers and senior enlisted advisors headlined a senior leader panel during the 32nd annual National Character and Leadership Symposium at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Feb. 21.
March 5, 2025 Air Force designates two Mission Design Series for collaborative combat aircraft The U.S. Air Force announced the designation of two Mission Design Series within its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program today: the YFQ-42A (General Atomics) and the YFQ-44A (Anduril).
March 5, 2025 DoD offers Health Care Flexible Spending Account to service members Service members can sign up for the new Health Care Flexible Spending Account putting money in pretax earnings into an account which can be spent on qualifying health care expenses.
March 4, 2025 Allvin advocates for ‘more Air Force’ to offer President ‘more options’ While confronting volatile adversaries abroad but with new leadership at home, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin described his strategy for defending the homeland.
Feb. 21, 2025 Hegseth addresses strengthening military by cutting excess, refocusing DOD budget Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed his priorities of strengthening the military by cutting fiscal fraud, waste and abuse at DOD while also finding ways to refocus the department's budget.
Feb. 14, 2025 Maxwell welcomes new DAVA Anjali Ali, 42nd Medical Group domestic abuse victim advocate, has been providing her services and experience in victim advocacy and survivor support to the military community at Maxwell.
Feb. 5, 2025 Polish pilot executes first F-35 flight at Ebbing ANGB EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – A Polish Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot marked a historic moment in the 33rd Fighter Wing's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) operations here after taking the first flight with their new aircraft Jan. 31, 2025.
Feb. 1, 2025 Department of the Air Force releases memorandum on initial return to in-person work implementation plan The Department of the Air Force released a memorandum on Initial Return to In-Person Work Implementation Plan.
Jan. 31, 2025 Air Force kicks off roadshow, prepares Airmen for ‘Units of Action’ implementation This structural change increases the ability for commanders to focus on their mission and enables the creation of an Air Force "Unit of Action" capable of deploying as a cohesively trained and highly effective team of warrior Airmen.